A new swipe-left feature to delete emails was promised to us in iOS 8 for the Mail application. And yet, when I swipe left, it only shows More, Flag and Archive. That is beyond disappointing.
How can I get it to show Delete instead of archive from the inbox?
I need a fast way to delete mails so they go straight to the Trash. And so far, the only time I see Delete when I swipe left is if I'm actually in the Trash folder.
Note: This is for a Gmail account.
Best Answer
Go to Settings → Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
Select the Gmail account in question.
Select Account → Advanced.
In the second section called "Move Discarded messages into" change Archive Mailbox to Deleted Mailbox.
The messages will then be deleted instead of archived.
Apple KB Article: Archive your Gmail messages